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Comparative Study of Post-Marriage Nationality Of Women in Legal Systems of Different Countries http://ijmmu.com [email protected] International Journal of Multicultural ISSN 2364-5369 Volume 8, Issue 5 and Multireligious Understanding May, 2021 Pages: 446-457 Sakukha Traditions: Preserving the Tradition in the Society of West Lampung to Enhance Historical Mindness Henry Susanto; Yusuf Perdana; Justika Indriyani Universitas Lampung, Indonesia http://dx.doi.org/10.18415/ijmmu.v8i5.2598 Abstract This study aims to determine how the existence, impacts the function of the Sakukha Tradition in the Buay Pernong Pekon Balak Community, West Lampung. The method used in this research is the descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The data collection technique is done using observation, interviews, documentation. The data analysis technique used is qualitative data analysis techniques. Based on the results of the research, it was found that the existence of the Sakukha Tradition in the Buay Pernong community has existed since ancient times as a symbol of magic and warfare, but currently, it is used as a symbol of gratitude for the Buay Pernong community, besides that it is used as a form of community entertainment and a place to connect friendship. Although several things have changed, it is different for the young generation of Buay Pernong Pekon Balak who is still wise and wise in responding to the entry of new cultures without causing the loss of the old culture by introducing the sakukha tradition through the media. This is also supported by the functions and roles of local government and traditional leaders to maintain and preserve regional culture, especially the sakukha tradition, so that it will not be lost by increasingly modern times, proven by the construction of a sakukha icon, precisely in Hamtebiu park, Liwa West Lampung. Keywords: Buay Pernong; Existence; Sakukha Tradition Introduction Indonesia is one of the many countries that exist. Apart from that, Indonesia is also an archive that consists of many islands, with various races, languages, customs, or archipelago which we usually call culture. Indonesia's culture has its uniqueness is characteristics, so that it can prove that Indonesia is a country rich in culture. The emergence of this cultural diversity is due to differences in understanding of cultural elements. Indonesia with its cultural diversity will automatically have distinctive features in each of its regions. Humans and culture cannot be separated, and from living together. Humans make themselves into a social and cultural unity to become a society. Humans give birth to, create, grow and develop culture, there is no human without culture, and vice versa, there is no culture without humans, there is no society without culture, and there is no society without culture. Among Al-Khaliq’s creatures, only humans or humans imitate the great creator by creating culture. Culture is a human creation in Sakukha Traditions: Preserving the Tradition in the Society of West Lampung to Enhance Historical Mindness 446 International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU) Vol. 8, No. 5, May 2021 society (Kistanto, 2015: 1). According to Robert H.Lowie, culture is everything that an individual obtains from society (culture is everything that an individual obtains from society), including beliefs, customs, art norms, eating habits, not through himself. Inherited from the past, which is obtained through both formal and informal education (Maran, 2000: 26). Meanwhile, in line with Robert's opinion, according to Koentjaraningrat, Culture is a complete system of human thought, action, and work in the context of community life which belongs to humans through learning (Koentjaraningrat, 2002: 180). Culture plays a very important role for humans and society because everyone in society will find good and bad habits for themselves, various forces that society and its members have to face, such as natural forces and other forces in society itself, and not always good for him. A person’s personality is formed in response to environmental stimuli. Among the many tribes in Indonesia, one of them is the Lampung tribe. The Lampung tribe is located at the southern tip of the western side of Sumatra. According to Ali Imron (2005: 1), the Lampung tribe consists of 2 indigenous people, namely Lampung Pepadun and Lampung Saibatin, which will explain that the Lampung people have lived in this fertile area for hundreds of years. The people of Lampung include two indigenous peoples who are commonly known as the people of Lampung, namely Jurai Pepadun and Jurai Saibatin. The Lampung Jurai Pepadun tribe usually lives on the banks of rivers that flow into the Java Sea, while the Lampung Jurai Saibatin tribe lives on the coast and on the banks of rivers that flow into the Indonesian sea. The Saibatin people use dialeg A to speak words, while the Pepadun people use dialeg O to communicate, but not all Pepadun people use O to speak words. West Lampung is one of the areas where the people of Lampung (especially Jurai saibatin or known as Sekala Bekhak). Sekala Bekhak is a testimony fellowships consistingof four paksi. The four paksi are as follows: 1. The Pernong Paksi baseding Hanibung Pekon Balak, Batu brak district 2. Paksi Bejalan Diway which is located at the top the Dalom Pekon Kembahang District of Batu Brak. 3. Paksi Nyerupa domicile in Tapak Siring, Sukau District 4. Paksi Buai Belunguh which domiciled in Kenali District of Belalau. Sekala Bekhak means a noble residence, it can be said that the descendants of the aristocrats were born and lived. At first, the Sekala Bekhak kingdom was inhabited by the Tumi tribe who were animists. They worship a tree called Belasa Kepappang because the Tumi tribe does not want to change their beliefs. War or fierce fighting broke out. Finally defeated by the Tumi tribe, and as a sign and proof of the defeat of Sekala Bekhak then cut off Buay Tumi’s offering, namely “Belasa Kepappang” and used it as the residence of the king and became the common property of the four nobles. After the Tumi time was successfully conquered by the four nobles, they agreed to divide their respective regions in Sekala Bekhak and have absolute power in their respective territories but to unite and unite they also formed an alliance called Paksi Pak, which is a kingdom. First time at Sekala Bekhak (Safari Daud, et al. 2012: 44). Of the four paksi, one of them is Buay Pernong which is in Pekon Balak, west Lampung Regency, which until now there are still descendants and their legacy in the form of physical and no- physical relics such as culture, where the people of Pekon Balak continue to uphold the culture inherited from their ancestors in ancient times and is still preserved in the daily life of its people. Therefore, the researcher will discuss one of the cultures of the Lampung Saibatin community in Pekon Balak, Batu Brak District, West Lampung Regency, namely the Sakukha Tradition. According to Murdiati, who was quoted by Basri et al with the title of history Sekala Bekhak stated that ‘Sakukha is widely known among the people of Lampung, and has even recorded sakukha and included it in a book entitled “The Tourism Calendar of the Republic of Indonesia”. In the book, sakukha is said to be a form of performance with a long history and legacy of the Liwa people’s ancestors that must be preserved and developed according to community needs (Murdiati, 2018:42). In the modern era of the people of Lampung, especially in urban areas, sakura is pronounced as sakukha. Sakukha comes from the word “Sakukha” which means concealing the face or covering the face Sakukha Traditions: Preserving the Tradition in the Society of West Lampung to Enhance Historical Mindness 447 International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding (IJMMU) Vol. 8, No. 5, May 2021 because it generally follows the development of Indonesian grammar so that local Lampung people and immigrants can easily pronounce or pronounce it. The Saibatin people of West Lampung have difficulty pronouncing the letter “R”, so there is no “R” in Lampung is stated to be the same as “KH”. As a result of the influence of modernization and globalization, there are many positive and negative impacts. We recognize the positive impact of modernization and globalization, namely increasingly advanced technology, advances in transportation methods, and broader science. But the downside is that due to the influence of modernization and globalization, a lot of westers culture has also entered our country. Because of this cultural influence, many young people prefer western culture over traditional culture, this is because of the way of thinking of those who think western culture is more modern and popular, thus reducing their awareness of preserving traditional culture. However, this is not the case with the Sakukha buay person tradition in the Pekon Balak community, West Lampung Regency, which persists today even though many new and foreign cultures have entered and influenced the people. Both the local government, the young generation, and the Pekon Balak community remain wise in responding to the various cultures that enter and continue to maintain and preserve the sakukha tradition which is typical art of West Lampung and continues to be carried out every year without reducing the meaning of its implementation. In the Buay Pernong Kingdom book, it is stated that the traditions carried out by Buay Pernong consist of several kinds of traditions, namely Bedu'a Malam Jemahat, which is thanksgiving after harvesting crops such as rice and coffee. The night of Pitu Likukh is to light the country by burning coconut shells on the 27th night of Ramadan to welcome the night of lailatul Content Bedua Buka which is a celebration after carrying out the fasting of Ramadan, and the Sakukha Tradition is one of the traditions carried out by Buay Pernong every year, namely in the form of a masquerade party that ends with climbing the pinang by "sakukha kamak" which is held in most parts of the kingdom from 1 Shawwal to 6 Shawwal (Mustaan Basran et al, 2018: 38).